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FRANKW. MARVIN, oir-SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 79,666, dated Juiy 7, 1868.

'IMPROVEMENT IN MARKING-UNIS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNEY Be it known that I, FRANK W. MARVIN, of Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento, and State of California, have invented a new and improved Marking-Can; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, refer- Yence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. Y

This invention relates to a `new and useful improvement in the 'construction o f cans or vessels usedfor containing liquid forV marking boxes, bales, packages, and other articles ,tvhereby the sameare rendered more convenient, and better adapted to the purpose intended, than those made in the ordinary manner. i

And the invention consistsin forming a reservoir, in connection with the can, in which the markingliquid iskept, and in Ythe arrangement of a screw-valve, by which the liquid is discharged into the can, as it is wanted for' use, asI will proeeedto describe.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section oi'` the can constructed according to my invention, showingthe reservoir and the valve, the section being through the line n; a; of iig. 2. A n

Figure 2 is across or horizontal section of iig. 1, throughwthe line y jj.

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A represents the'can proper, with a concave top, B, formed in the usual manner, or similar to thosein common use. v I

C is the reservoir, it being a triangular annular space surrounding the can.I

`I) is the screw-valve, which closes the tube through which :the liquid is discharged from 'the reservoir to the can. y 4 y E is thc valve-rod, which has a thuinblwheel, F, upon its top end, as seen. G represents the handle, which is a tube, through which the reservoir is filled. lH represents a cap-screw upon its end, for closing the aperture. l Y By this arrangement and manner of construction, it will be seen that the can can always be supplied with liquid without trouble orA delay, and in quantities suited to the wants of the moment, without leaving a large quantity in the can to evaporate and be lost.

The marking-liquid in the reservoir is always closed from the atmosphere, so that no evaporation can take place; consequently it is always ready for immediate use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In combination with a marking-can, the reservoir C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The valve D and tubular handle G, in'cornbination with a marking-can orpot, arranged substantially. as and for the purposes described.

Witnesses:

Louis CALLIseKY, JOHN HALL.

FRANK W. MARVIN. 

